A Macomb County man made history after winning the largest Fantasy 5 prize since the game began in 2004 – a $963,040 jackpot!
The 56-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, matched the Fantasy 5 numbers in the June 26 drawing to win the big prize: 04-05-08-22-38. He bought his winning ticket at Smoker’s Express, located at 51124 D W Seaton Drive in New Baltimore.
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“I play Fantasy 5 every single day,” said the player. “The day after the drawing, I was at work and heard a big Fantasy 5 jackpot was won, so I got on MichiganLottery.com to see where it was sold. When I saw the winning ticket was purchased at the store where I usually play, I called my wife and said: ‘My store sold a big winner!’ She asked if it was me, but I didn’t have my ticket on me to check.
“That night, my wife and I looked the ticket over together, and that’s when I found out I was the big winner! I didn’t know how to feel at first because I didn’t believe it was real. Now that it’s finally sunk in, it feels great!”
The player recently visited Lottery headquarters to claim his big prize. With his winnings, he plans to purchase a new vehicle, a new home, and a cottage.
The previous Fantasy 5 record was a $924,880 jackpot won on Jan. 17, 2020, by a single ticket purchased online at MichiganLottery.com.